#VU106154 Memory leak in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-52929
Published: March 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106154
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52929
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the nvmem_register() function in drivers/nvmem/core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23676ecd2eb377f7c24a6ff578b0f4c7135658b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39708bc8da7858de0bed9b3a88b3beb1d1e0b443
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560181d3ace61825f4ca9dd3481d6c0ee6709fa8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f9c4b2a3b132bf6698e477aba6ee194b40c75f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.95